Director, Regional Marketing

Vera Therapeutics, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity grant

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Vera Therapeutics, Inc. seeks a Director, Regional Marketing to inform brand strategy and engage Key External Experts (KEEs) to advance advocacy for Atacicept in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) across the US.

You will lead a national team of Regional Marketing Directors, cultivate relationships with thought leaders, and drive KEE-focused education and advisory activities while ensuring scientific and regulatory alignment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of diverse commercial experience (marketing, sales, TLL, Regional Marketing) in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry with 3-5 years of field experience preferred.
• Experience in biologics, gene therapies or specialty drugs; Nephrology expertise preferred.
• Experience in developing and implementing KEE strategies through compliant and engaging interactions.
• Proven ability to influence without authority and work with cross-functional teams in the development and delivery of brand strategic imperatives.

Responsibilities

• Inform brand strategy and proactively engage KEEs to increase advocacy.
• Support educational effectiveness of KEEs through engagement and collaboration on Vera's US Speaker Bureau.
• Organize and moderate regional and national advisory boards to understand customer and patient perspectives.
• Track KEE beliefs, competitor activities, and market trends to inform commercial strategy.
• Identify, recruit and train members of Vera's US Speaker Bureau and build congress plans.

Skills

KEE engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic brand planning

Executive presence

Influence without authority

Education

BS/BA degree

MBA or advanced science degree

Job description

Vera Therapeutics is a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on the pursuit of truth in science to transform medicine in autoimmune disease, starting with the kidney. Vera Therapeutics' flagship commercial product is TRUTAKNATM (atacicept-vymj), a B-cell activating factor (BAFF) and A proliferation‐inducing ligand APRIL inhibitor. Vera Therapeutics is evaluating multiple diseases where the reduction of autoantibodies through inhibition of BAFF and APRIL may prove clinically meaningful. Vera Therapeutics was founded in 2016 and is based in Brisbane, California. To learn more, visit www.veratx.com.

At Vera, our values are the cornerstone of our culture and guide how we work together every day. We lead with empathy, act with an owner's mindset, demand clarity, work without fences, and execute with urgency because patients are counting on us. From how we hire and develop our people to how we advance rigorous science, we are building a team committed to transforming medicine in autoimmune diseases, starting with the kidney.

Position Summary

The Director, reporting to the Senior Director of Regional Marketing, will be responsible for informing brand strategy, proactively engaging key external experts (KEEs) to increase advocacy, and supporting the educational effectiveness of KEEs through engagement and collaboration on Vera's US Speaker Bureau. This person will be a key member of a national team of Regional Marketing Directors (RMDs) that support the commercialization of Atacicept, a biologic novel designed to treat IgA nephropathy (IgAN). The RMD team directly engages Key External Experts (KEEs) and customers in the Nephrology patient ecosystem, while acting as a disease state and on-label therapy expert. This role will build relationships with emerging thought leaders, serving as the primary liaison between these customers and the commercial organization. RMD's will act as the interface between HCP and market access to drive the awareness of IgAN, the role of BAFF/APRIL and Atacicept, build HCP advocacy for this and drive connection with KEEs and the company.

Insights

• Solicits disease state and brand insights through field-based, 1:1 KEE engagements and gathers and shares these insights with internal partners to inform brand strategy.
• Organize and moderate regional and national advisory boards to fully understand the customer and patient perspective.
• Actively collect, analyze, and synthesize information on KEE sentiments, competitor activities, and broader market trends from diverse sources (1:1 meeting, advisory boards, congresses).
• Aid in the development and execution of commercial-led advisory boards and other third-party insight gathering tactics.

Advocacy

• Track KEE beliefs over time on Vera, the IgAN treatment landscape, unmet clinical needs, and patient management based on podium presentations, social media activity, scientific publications, and 3rd party educational programs.
• Creates and executes an objective based KEE advocacy building plan to include the identification and curation of relationships with established and emerging KEEs in the academic and community‑based settings to support development of US KEE champions within IgAN.
• Responsible for cultivating and developing KEEs over time who are experts in IgAN.
• Act as the face of Vera's commercial organization and drive impact through personalized 1:1 interactions and focused small group meetings.

Educational Effectiveness

• Identify, recruit and train members of Vera's inaugural US Speaker Bureau.
• Develop and execute comprehensive Congress plans to include international, national, and regional conferences, and society meetings within an assigned geographic area.
• Build out peer‑to‑peer education platform with unique offerings that will drive awareness of IgAN, the role of BAFF/APRIL and Atacicept.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree, MBA and/or an advanced science degree preferred.
• 8+ years of diverse commercial experience (marketing, sales, TLL, Regional Marketing) in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry with 3-5 years of field experience preferred.
• Experience in biologics, gene therapies or specialty drugs; Nephrology expertise preferred.
• Experience in developing and implementing KEE strategies through appropriate, compliant, and engaging interactions.
• Proven success in developing insight‑driven strategic plans and business cases to evolve/adapt current approaches with demonstrated positive impact.
• Thorough understanding of the regulatory environment and compliance considerations.
• Proven ability to influence without authority and work with cross‑functional teams in the development and delivery of brand strategic imperatives.
• Thrives in a highly entrepreneurial biotech environment and embraces Vera's culture of science, passion, and urgency.
• Comfortable adapting and leading in ambiguous and changing enviornments.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and executive presence.

Vera Therapeutics Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer.

Vera Therapeutics is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. The exact base pay offered for this role will depend on various factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s geography, qualifications, skills, and experience.

For this role, the anticipated base pay range is

$180,000 - $240,000 USD

At Vera, base pay is only one part of your total compensation package. The successful candidate will be eligible for an annual performance incentive bonus, new hire equity, and ongoing performance‑based equity